What's next?

[Rob Luter]

I'm stalled. Thinking about new projects. I'm a "utilitarian" project kind of guy. I've built all the shelves, frames, tables, work benches, and decorative items that can reasonably be contained in Casa Luter. We have all the furniture we need. I've thought about doing a couple lamps, but we're lousy with them. Any Creekers hit a stall in the past? What did you make next? I may need to start remodeling my Neanderthal shop just for something to do.

[Joe A Faulkner]

" ... that can reasonably be contained in Casa Luter."

Maybe it's time to do some projects to compliment the Casa Luter grounds? Garden gate, garden bench, a pair of Adirondack Chairs, maybe a swing, bird house, gazebo?

Or smaller utilitarian things like cutting boards, carved spoons, picture frames, jewelry box, tea box, new medicine cabinet, dividers for the kitchen drawers, pullout shelves for the base cabinets in the kitchen, dividers to store cookie sheets, closet organizers, crown molding in every room ...

[Frederick Skelly]

Rob, have you considered making some tools? Perhaps a smoothing plane or a few H&Rs? Maybe a bowsaw? Or a nice marking gauge or bevel gauge? You can get more ideas for cool tools to build by looking at Derek Cohen's posts or website. He's nearly always up to something fun!
Fred

[Jamie Buxton]

Look for a Habit for Humanity chapter near you. Or a Rebuilding Together. Make stuff, and give it away. Help your neighbors. You get the fun of building, they get to use it. Everybody wins.

[Frederick Skelly]

Look for a Habit for Humanity chapter near you. Or a Rebuilding Together. Make stuff, and give it away. Help your neighbors. You get the fun of building, they get to use it. Everybody wins.

That's a good idea Jamie.

[Rob Luter]

Rob, have you considered making some tools? Perhaps a smoothing plane or a few H&Rs? Maybe a bowsaw? Or a nice marking gauge or bevel gauge? You can get more ideas for cool tools to build by looking at Derek Cohen's posts or website. He's nearly always up to something fun!
Fred

That's probably my next move. I need a bow saw I can cut curves with. Thinking about building a timber frame style wood rack too. I really like that style of joinery. We have all the cutting boards and bird feeders we need.

Habitat is a good idea too. Our company is very active with Habitat for Humanity and other worthy causes.

[Spencer Nelson]

Find a friend, tell them that you're itching to make stuff, and offer to make them anything they like for the cost of the wood. You'll have plenty to do very quickly - and it's amazing how rewarding it is to create something for someone else and see them use it. You'll love it.

[Patrick Chase]

I'm stalled. Thinking about new projects. I'm a "utilitarian" project kind of guy. I've built all the shelves, frames, tables, work benches, and decorative items that can reasonably be contained in Casa Luter. We have all the furniture we need. I've thought about doing a couple lamps, but we're lousy with them. Any Creekers hit a stall in the past? What did you make next? I may need to start remodeling my Neanderthal shop just for something to do.

Bigger house. I also suggest consulting McMansion H*ll (http://mcmansionhell.com/) for furnishing and interior design ideas.

[James Pallas]

Just spread it around that you are going to remodel your shop. The ideas will flow in like water from all around. Works every time.
Jim

[glenn bradley]

I replaced the bedroom dressers and so forth.

[Rick Malakoff]

Do you have any hand or power tools that need fixing/sharpening, I find that it's something I can put off until it becomes critical.
Like the dust bag and plate of of my 4 x24 belt sander.364888364891

[Rob Luter]

Do you have any hand or power tools that need fixing/sharpening....

i used to restore rust hunt finds. It got out of hand in a real hurry. I recently divested myself of 11 saws, about 30 planes, and a bunch of other assorted tools. I'm hoping I can stick with my user set for a while :rolleyes:

[Brian Holcombe]

Panel the walls and make furniture grade built ins. :D

[Rob Luter]

Panel the walls and make furniture grade built ins. :D

I may carpet my shop too.

[Bill Jobe]

Something I've been wanting to try is to cut pieces of plywood and glue them into a rough shape of a chair, then, using an angle grinder, start removing wood to form the chair, using just the angle grinder.
I watched a guy make one years ago on TV. It turned out incredibly nice.
That's a lot of sawdust, I know, but it looked like fun.
Also, I read about and saw pictures in a bike magazine where a guy sat on wet concrete to form an imprint of his butt, then he took a piece of sheet metal and hammered it into a seat for his bike. He said it was the most comfortable seat he ever rode on.
You could use that as a model as you carve the seat of the chair.

[Brian Holcombe]

I may carpet my shop too.

I like how you think.

[John Sanford]

Build yourself a Moravian workbench, then become a travelling woodworker, a journeyman. You could do demonstrations making quick small projects. Get out of the shop, meet new people, build stuff, have fun.

[Rob Luter]

I like how you think.

I thought you might.